Straw-stacker



(No Model.)

B. S. ABBOGAST.

STRAW STAGKER.

No. 399,312. Patented Mar. 12, 1889.

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lUnTTEn STATES PATENT ROBERT SPROLE ARBOGASI, OF SELMA, INDIANA.

ST RAW-STACKER.

SEECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 399,312, dated March12, 1889.

Application filed July 17, 1888. Serial No. 280,173. (No model.) I

To (all whom it may concern.-

Iie it known, that 1, ROBERT SPROLE ARBO- GAs'i, a citizen of the UnitedStates of Ameri ca, residing at Selina, in the count-y of Delaware andState of Indiana, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inStrawbtackers; and 1 do hereby declare the following to be a full,clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention relates to certain improvements in straw-stackers; and itconsists in certain novelty in the construction, arrangement, andcombination of the various parts, all of which I will now proceed todescribe, and point out in the claims, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, in which Figure l aperspective of a straw-stackeremboijlying my invention, and Fig. 2 a vertical section.

teferring to said drawings, A represents the fmmdation frame or truckmounted upon suitable carryingwheels, a, said frame being preferably ofrectangular form and having a central cross-bar, A.

l-l'represents the turn-table, which consists of a rectangular framehayinga cross-bar, B.

a. is a flat circularbearing-plate secured to the top of the cross-barA.

I) is a fiat circular bearing-plate secured to the under side of thecross-bar B and resting upon the plate a. Said turn-table is pivotallysecured to the foundation frame or truck by a short vertical shaft, C,which passes through the plates a b and cross-bars A 13, forming thepivot of the turntable.

I) is a flat circular bearing or fifth-wheel, upon which the bottom ofthe corners of the tinrn-table rest, so as to steady the same. Saidturn-table may, if desired, be provided withv rollers, which rest uponthe bearing D.

Said bearing 1) provided with a segmental retaining flange or rim, 1),extending about half-way around the bearing 1). The forward inclined outfrom said table.

are provided with adjustable extensions E E, mounted in guides c e.

F is a shaft mounted in bearingsff on the turn-table, and provided oneach with windlasses F I and on one end with a crank-ham dle, F and apawl and ratchet, f.

G G are ropes having one end secured to the lower ends of the adjustableextensions E E. Said ropes pass over pulleys g g on the supports E E,and have their other ends secured to the windlasses FF, around whichthey are adapted to be wound. liy means of said windlasses theextensions maybe raised or lowered, as desired, so as to lengthen orshorten the supports, the pawl and ratchet holding the same atthedesired adjustment.

II is the main conveyor-trough.

ll is the endless straw-coliveyer, which driven by its inner shaft, 71,which in turn is operated as hereinafter described.

I I are ropes secured to the forward end of the conveyer-trough. Saidropes pass over pulleys i 1' on the upper ends of the extensions E'- E,and have their other ends secured to the ends of the supports E E.

K is a shaft mounted in bearings 7. 7. on the turn-table. Said shaft isprovided on each endwith windlasses K K, and on one end with acrank-handle, 7i, and a pawl and ratchet,

L L are ropes secured at one end to the inner end of theconveyer-trough. Said chains or ropes pass over pulleys Z 7, and havetheir other ends secured to the windlasses K K, around which they areadapted to be wound.

It will now be apparent that by operating the windlasses 1 and K theconveyor may be raised or lowered and moved in or out, as desired, thepawls and ratchets on the shafts of said windlasses holding theconveyeratthe desired point of adjustment.

To the forward end of the turn-table are secured two parallel verticalsupports, M M, connected to the supports E E by crossbars H M.

N is a stationary receiving-table secured to the supports M. Said tablehas a slight downward incline, and projects over the lower inner end ofthe main conveyor, II. Said table is provided with an endless carrier,N, driven by its forward shaft, 02, which has on one end asprocket-wheel, 92.

0 is a horizontal driving-shaft mounted in bearings 0 0 on the underside of the supporting frame or truck. On the outer end of said shaft isa band-pulley, O, which has suitable band connection with the drivingmechanism. 011 the inner end of said shaft is rigidly mounted abevel-gear, 0 which engages with a bevel-gear, O, rigidly mounted on thelower end of the vertical shaft 0. G is a bevel-gear on the upper end ofsaid shaft 0.

P is a horizontal shaft mounted in bearings 13 19 on the top of theturn-table. On the inner end of said shaft is a bevel-gear, P, whichengages with the bevel-gear G On the outer end of said shaft is asprocket-wheel, P.

R is a short shaft mounted in a bearing on one of the cross-bars M.

R and R are sprocket wheels rigidly mounted on said shaft.

S is an endless sprocket-chain passing over the sprocket-wheels P R, andn.

T is an endless sprocket-chain which passes over the sprocket -wheel Rand sprocketwheel h on the end of the inner shaft, h, of the mainconveyer.

When the shaft is set in motion through the intermediate gearingdescribed, the main conveyer and conveyor of the receiving-table areoperated. I V

IVhen my stacker is placed in a position for operation, thereceiving-table is under the end of the thrashing-1nachine conveyer andthe straw falls upon the same and is carried by the conveyer of saidtable to the main eonveyer. As said table projects over the inner andlower end of said main conveyer and is in close proximity to the same,the straw is prevented from falling back when the main conveyer iselevated at a considerable angle. This is a great advantage of mystacker over those which have heretofore been used. By turning the turntable the end of the strawconveyer may be moved to any position over thestack.

My improved stacker is very simple in its construction, can bemanufactured very cheaply, and thoroughly and effectually accomplishesthe objects for which it is designed.

Having thus fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire tosecure by Letters Patent 1. The combination, with a supporting frame ortruck and a turn table mounted thereon, of suitable supports secured toone end of said turn-table and having adjustable extensions mountedthereon, a shaft mounted on the turn-table and provided with acrankhandle and a pawl and ratchet, ropes secured at one end to saidshaft and their other ends to the lower ends of the extensions, pulleysmounted on the upper ends of the supports, over which said ropes pass, amain conveyertrough provided with an endless conveyer, mechanism foroperating said conveyer, ropes secured at one end to the upper outer endof the conveyer-trough and at their other ends to the supports, pulleysmounted on the upper ends of the extensions, over which said ropes pass,a second shaft mounted on the'turn-table and provided with acrank-handle and a pawl and ratchet, ropes secured at one end to saidshaft and at their other ends to the lower inner end of the mainconveyer, and suitablysupported pulleys, over which said ropes'pass, allconstructed, arranged, and operating substantially as shown anddescribed.

2. The combination of the supporting frame or truck A, the turn-table B,mounted thereon, the supports E E, having the adjustable extensions E E,the shaft F, mounted on the turn-table and provided with the windlassesF F, the ropes G G, secured to the windlasses at one end and at theirother ends to the lower ends of the extensions E E, and passing over thepulleys g g, the main eonveyer-trough H, having the endless conveyer H,the ropes I I, secured at one end to the outer end of the trough H andat their inner ends to the sup ports E E, and passing over the pulleys i0; on the top of the extensions E E, the shaft K, mounted on theturn-table an d provided with the windlasses K K, the ropes L L, securedat one end to the inner end of the main conveyer-trough'and at theirother ends to the windlasses K K, and the supports M M, and stationaryreceiving-table, N, secured to said supports and projecting over thelower inner end of the conveyer-trough H, and having the endlessconveyer N, all constructed, arranged, and operating substantially asshown and described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT SPROLE ARBOGAST.

\Vitnesses:

O. W. NOTTINGHAM, T. J. BLoUNT.

